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Sunday, September 20, 2026

Ashland home sales top $1.6 million as Hardwick Road property leads latest roundup.

From Ashland News

• Planning Board continues two site reviews to Aug. 13. Ashland's Planning Board voted 4-0 to continue Middlesex Savings Bank's renovation review at 2 West Union Street and 5-0 to continue a 14-unit Tilton Avenue project to August 13, then adjourned at 8:58 p.m.Ashland News
• Board weighs zoning fix, not moratorium, for data centers. Planning Director Jasmin Farinacci told Ashland's Planning Board that Town Counsel Lisa Mead recommends barring data centers through a zoning use-table change rather than a temporary moratorium, a decision tabled until a vice chair returns.Ashland News
• Bank renovation on West Union Street would add 400 square feet. A Middlesex Savings Bank representative told Ashland's Planning Board the roughly 40-week renovation at 2 West Union Street would add under 400 square feet and expand private offices from one to three.Ashland News
• Board of Health presses restaurant, adds septic fee. Ashland's Board of Health pressed Cherry Blossom over repeat food-safety violations, including raw chicken reuse, moving it to unannounced inspections, and voted 5-0 to add a $75 septic-abandonment fee and a new tobacco inspector.Ashland News
• Ashland records 20 property sales, Hardwick Road tops $1.6M. Ashland recorded 20 property sales in the latest roundup, led by a Hardwick Road home that sold for more than $1.6 million.Ashland News

Today in Ashland

• Planning Board seeks design professionals for review panel. The Ashland Planning Board is looking for architects, landscape architects, engineers and other design and construction professionals to serve periodically on short-term design review committees.Town of Ashland
• Ashland schools switch to PowerSchool for logins. Ashland Public Schools has moved to PowerSchool, with separate login portals now live for parents, students and staff.Ashland Public Schools
• New children's little free library unveiled at KidSpot. Ashland unveiled a new children's little free library at KidSpot, giving young readers another spot in town to borrow and share books.Town of Ashland

Coming up

• Mon, Sep 21: Conservation Commission meets Monday in hybrid session. Ashland's Conservation Commission holds a hybrid meeting Monday, September 21, open to both remote and in-person attendance.Town of Ashland
• Tue, Sep 22: Zoning Board of Appeals meets Tuesday in hybrid session. Ashland's Zoning Board of Appeals holds a hybrid meeting Tuesday, September 22, open to both remote and in-person attendance.Town of Ashland